China Bans Hospitals From Refusing AIDS Patients

A circular issued by the ministry on Friday ordered health authorities at all level of government to guarantee treatment for HIV-AIDS sufferers.

China’s Health Ministry ordered health authorities at all level of government to guarantee treatment for HIV-AIDS sufferers.

The order covers both sufferers already known to have the condition and those whose infection is discovered while undergoing treatment. It requires authorities to ensure protective measures for health care professionals.

It comes two days after Vice Premier Li Keqiang intervened to demand a hospital in the northeastern city of Tianjin provide treatment for a 25-year-old lung cancer patient after the man was turned away for being HIV-positive.

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In China, hospitals routinely reject people with HIV for surgery out of fear of exposure to the virus or harm to their reputations. Now, as more people become more outraged, people with HIV are insisting they be treated fairly.